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VAPAGuide: Venomous & Poisonous Animals

Country: Malawi

Distribution of Terrestrial Snakes in Central and Southern Africa

Occurrences in
NW	the Northwest
N	the North
NE	the Northeast
W	the West
C	central areas
E	the East
SW	the Southwest
S	the South
SE	the Southeast
X	most areas
?	unclear

Literature on the distribution

Colubrids

A. Dispholidus typus, B. Thelotornis spp., Boomslang and Vine snake

Dispholidus typus	X
Thelotornis capensis	X
Thelotornis mossambicanus	X

Elapids

Dendroaspis spp., Mambas

Dendroaspis angusticeps	X
Dendroaspis polylepis	X

Naja sp., African cobras

Naja annulifera	S
Naja mossambica	X
Naja subfulva	N

Various African and Arabian Elapids of minor medical importance

Elapsoidea boulengeri	X
Elapsoidea semiannulata	X

Vipers

Atheris spp., African bush vipers

Atheris rungweensis	N
Atheris superciliaris (= Proatheris superciliaris)	S

Atractaspis spp., Mole vipers

Atractaspis bibronii

X

Bitis spp., Puff adder, Gaboon viper and others

Bitis arietans	X
Bitis gabonica	X

Causus spp., Night adders

Causus defilippii	X
Causus resimus	X
Causus rhombeatus	X